Ed Miliband has overturned decades of Foreign Office inertia on illegal Israeli settlements
Ed Miliband, the UK’s foreign secretary, has shifted the government’s long‑standing silence on Israeli settlements. He announced new sanctions and labeled the expansion as ethnic cleansing, breaking years of diplomatic inertia. The move signals a decisive stance against the settlements, ending the UK’s previous posture of feigned helplessness and aligning the country more firmly with international criticism of Israel’s policies.